Advertising sign



H. F. BOILLOT ADVERTISING SIGN Filed Oct. 2, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 5% FEW/? TOR r ATTORNEY Sept. 6, 1927.

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j Application filed were, 1925. Serial M60 03.

of which carry transparent members containing the advertising matter and with a doll in another chamber, the sides of which are formed'ofclear transparent members,

with means for moving the skirt of the doll,

together with a device forwmaking a tapping sound.

A further object of the invention is to make some of the illuminating means of the intermittent type.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which r I Figure 1 is perspective view of the device. p

Figure 2 is alongitudinal sectional View.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view.

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic View of the circuits.

In these views, 1 indicates a casing which is divided by the partitions 2 in the front end chamber 3, the lower chamber 4 and the upper chamber 5. A reflector 6 formsthe top of the chamber 3 and a lamp 7 is arranged in the reflector for illuminating the chamber '3 when the lamp is lighted. The

. formed of'transparent members 9 which are designed to carry the advertising"matter,

and these members canbe removably supported so that new matter can be substituted for the old matter whenever desired. The frontandsidesof chamber 3 are formed of cleartransparent members 10, and a doll 1-1 is placed in said chamber with its skirt 12 falling over aring13 which surrounds the waistof the dolland which is formed, on the extremity of a rod 14 which passes through a hole in the vertical partition 2 and extends into the chamber 4t where-it is connected with a crank pin 15 on a disk 16, which is carriedby a shaft 17 journaled in a frame 18 arranged in said chamber l. The

disk is formed with a circumferential groove which is engaged by a belt 19 which passes over a small pulley 20 on the shaft of a motor 21 which is arranged in the chamber 4. A spring arm 22-is adjustably arranged on the rod 14 and is adapted to engage a glass plat-e 23, in chamber 4, during the reciprocation of the rod 14 by the motor.

Thus the reciprocatory movement of the rod will cause the skirt of the doll toshake, so that the doll will have the appearance of shimmying, it being understood, however,

that the doll does not'move, but only the skirt. This movement of the rod will also cause the arm 22 to strikethe plate23 and I also make the flow of current to the lamps 7 of the upper chamber intermittent, so that the lamps will flash on and off and .thus act to attract attention to the device.

it rotates, it will move the arm 24 against the action of the spring 29, sothat the contact 30 on said arm will leave the stationary contact 31 and thus break the circuit to the lamps and then when the low part of the cam comes opposite the roller, it will permit the spring 29 to move the arm to bring the contacts together and thus close the circuit. The circuit 13 for the lamps 8 in the lower chamber remains closed as long as the switch in said circuit is closed, this switch being of the usual construction.

It will thus be seen that I have provided simple means for giving a doll the effect of a dancing doll and at the same time operating a tapper, with means for flashing a light on and ott. This will attract attention to the device so that persons will observe the illuminated signs on the same.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to he understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

lVhat I claim is 1- An advertising device comprising a casing, illuminating means therein, a doll in said casing, a rod having one end bentto loosely encircle the waist of the dolh a shirt for said doll and being associated with said rod, a motor operated disk, means for eccentrically connecting the inner end of the rod to said disk whereby to impart reciprocating movement to the rod for simultaneously in'iparting a shii'nmying movement to the skirt and a noise making means operated by said rod.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

HENRY F. BOILLOT. 

